The Secret of Kells

«The Secret of Kells"Is a bright and colorful cartoon,Telling us about the life of a 12-year-old boy from the Irish abbey. This unusual full-length cartoon has won several prizes during screenings at film festivals in Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Melbourne and Buenos Aires.

Cartoon "Mystery Kells" takes viewers to Ireland of the beginning of IX century - time constant forays of Normans. To protect the abbey, its inhabitants begin building a high wall. Little Brendan also helps to strengthen the monastery and the edge of the ear accidentally hears the conversation of the monks about the master Aidan - the great illustrator of books.

The circumstances are such that Brendanreally manages to get acquainted with the master Aidan. Thanks to this fateful meeting, the little boy becomes an illustrator, and he has the great honor to finish The book - the main treasure of the destroyed monastery on the island of Iona.

The plot of the cartoon "The Secret of Kells" is built on a constant change of images. It would seem that it seems as though the picture has been completely examined, but it turns out that there are always unnoticed details.

Talking about this work, it should also be mentioned that when creating the cartoon were used some historical facts. So, some drawings in the cartooncorrelate with the images of the real Book of Kells. Also interesting is that Pangur Ban, the name of Brendan's cat, is taken from a real poem of the VIII century. This poem was written in honor of his cat by a monk.